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York Art Gallery's crude trans appropriation of St Agatha

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escapingthecity · 24/09/2022 07:30

Couldn't see another thread yet and just saw this in the Times. York Art Gallery has teamed up with a local LGBT group and has fixed a piece of commentary by a trans man next to a painting to St Agatha. She was an early Christian martyr famously tortured by having her breasts cut off (she's often depicted holding a plate with them on like 2 breasty blancmanges). But for York, the religious ecstasy of a tortured saint is apparently like the thrill of wearing a breast binder. I don't even know where to start with this appropriation of a Christian experience and apparent approval of violent torture.

Pictures here: twitter.com/georgewoxford/status/1572566353047097345?s=21&t=hBOADtJYRvIJM4SBW-EK7Q

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FrancescaContini · 24/09/2022 07:47

I agree - is nothing sacred?

Sophoclesthefox · 24/09/2022 07:44

I am scratching my head at the concept that art galleries have ever been “unwelcoming” towards LGBT people. I used to run in some pretty artsy crowds and they skewed very gay indeed. Why any of it would need queered is beyond me.

if the ahistorical, self indulgent nonsensical witterings are what is meant by “being queered”, though, I think we can safely do without it. “Here’s some old piece of art or shit, whatever, but more importantly, what about meeeeeeeeeeee?”

(Snaps for “breasty blancmanges”, btw, which I should not find as funny as I do Grin)

Slavetotherhythm · 24/09/2022 07:44

*Cringeing

Slavetotherhythm · 24/09/2022 07:38

I’m cringing for the art gallery and for that man for failing to understand that St Agatha didn't choose to have her breasts removed. They were cut off as a part of her torture for failing to give up Christianity. Someone is confused.com, how embarrassing.

They were cut off with pincers. She didn't wear binders to hide them. They were bandages to cover the wounds.

Crazy to have any mention of sexuality or binders along this image.

Literally - is nothing sacred?!

beastlyslumber · 24/09/2022 07:32

Bloody hell. How ignorant can a person be? Why don't they know ANYTHING?

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